RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted February 8, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 8, 2013 This layout portrays what might be if the HSB succeeds in opening part of the Süd Harz line on the old trackbed and what a reopened Brunnensbach-muhle Station might look like. The success of the re-gauged, ex standard gauge, line to Quedlingburg proved it was potentially viable. There were three proposals made to re-open a line to Braunlage and the proposed routes can be found on google maps. One was using the original formation from Sorge via Brunnesbach and two others were using an alternative proposal for a shorter completely new line. I've been building this for some time and the ideas behind the dual purpose are covered in this thread on the shorter UK version. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/25041-the-tc-light-railway-company/page-2 Here's the latest progress with the backscene experiment made using a 6x2ft outdoor banner photo printed. the temporary frame to support the test. and the essential trabby found on ebay Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted February 18, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 18, 2013 A little more progress ready for the Wimborne show in April. Thanks to a friend I got two Trabants off ebay, made by Road Signature, I decided to make one a load and resprayed the flat wagon from my start set that had been lying around for years. I've extended the platform for the new bigger building which will also apply for the British alter ego, Camberwick, as that will get a stone building later in the year. Finally the boarded crossings went in, these are recycled from Neils RhB layout Klein Arosa where he had a fully boarded track in tha station, so I cut them down and widened them by one board as it seemed a shame to waste the nicely coloured wood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhBBob Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Beautiful - just want to know where you get the time from.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted February 18, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 18, 2013 Well the 6ft extension took a year and I only spend a couple of hours every other week on it Lots of lessons learnt from Klein Arosa on how to do it so no dead ends wasting time. Space and money are the real challenges Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted April 8, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 8, 2013 First show completed and the layout ran well apart from one track section feed failing but a temporary fix survived the show and a new jumper wire will permanently fix it. Overall shot with the info banners in place. There's a lot more detailing to do and a load more trees to add plus the backscenes will extend to cover up to the end where the track goes off scene. 6001 the prototype 2-6-2 arriving from Braunlage, in my recreated Sud Harz they have built another 6 of these to cover the extra trains, (my excuse for having two!) One of the big 2-10-2's crossing with a train from Sorge. A van with supplies of beer for the Station cafe seen between the noses of two locos The large, ex standard gauge, 199 diesel on a works train being overtaken by a passenger service. Trains crossing, the station building is based on the real building and made from dense blue foam with coffee stirrer cladding. Close up of the big 2-10-2 The Kof on a engineers working Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevelewis Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Nice one Paul But please stop tempting me to retrun to the scale!! I gave it up after 30+ years but the urge keeps returning, Mind you 162+ of snow here very recently doesnt Help!! Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium nigcuberail Posted April 8, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 8, 2013 Saw this at Wimborne show yesterday - what a railway!!!!!!!!!!!!! There were more trains running and action on this layout than a lot of the smaller scales - and everyone seemed to be thoroughly enjoying themselves - well done. I have to confess to thoughts of sticking one of those 2-10-2's under my arm and legging it Nige. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted April 8, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 8, 2013 There were more trains running and action on this layout than a lot of the smaller scales - and everyone seemed to be thoroughly enjoying themselves - . . .Glad we passed that test as the scenery isn't finished I have to confess to thoughts of sticking one of those 2-10-2's under my arm and legging itDidn't you see the tanks out front, my security detail :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium nigcuberail Posted April 9, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 9, 2013 Didn't you see the tanks out front, my security detail :) Not Arf! - I also wondered if I could pick up the Tiger Mk1 - it sounded really tasty! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted February 18, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 18, 2014 Well I did a load more work but then the shed flooded and had to rip up and replace two boards grass, redo the wood cladding on the station and the roof as they were covered in mould. Repairs were made in time for the Shepton show, at least the stock is waterproof! Brand new model the Trainline Harz Mallet, (a friends), on its first run. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
glo41f Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Hi What a lovely line and so redolent of the HSB which is one of my favourites. I would love to have one of the 2-10-2Ts but cannot run to one at the moment and I do not know if they are still in production. The full size ones are magnificent machines and you never hear a clank or squeak from them when they pass. Very tempted to copy! Regards Martin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted February 25, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 25, 2014 Well the prototype 99 7222 is current production in the range in its present guise with the original look restored. Basically the large lump in front of the chimney is gone. Or you can wait til 2015 and get an HOm one from Tillig Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted January 9, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 9, 2015 Outings this year for Süd Harz are Eurotrack 21st & 22nd Feb http://solentmodelrailwaygroup.webs.com/modelrailwayexhibition.htm I really need to get it set up and some more bits done! And Warley at the end of the year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ColinK Posted January 9, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 9, 2015 Just found this, very nice. Hope to see it sometime. As I don't have a garden for my railway anymore, I have been thinking of having double deck baseboards in my new railway room, OO on top, with G scale below. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted February 23, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 23, 2015 A few bits of video of Süd Harz from Eurotrack. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Very tasty Paul - there's something very appealing about those big Harz tanks, and you can't beat a bit of large scale modelling - there's a real sense of mass and momentum that the smaller scales often struggle to portray. But how many coaches is that little 2-6-2T shifting? Impressive - that load would make it bark a bit up the hill to the Brocken! Thanks for sharing the clips, David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PhilH Posted February 23, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 23, 2015 Interesting thread...currently sitting in hotel room in Wernigerode after spending 5 days roaming the Hartz. We've seen a lot of 99(7)222, according to the CME of the railway it's the most reliable loco they have, also it's the only one left with bar frames, all the others have plate frames which have problems with cracking. We had a tour of the works at Wernigerode while we were here, really well equipped and with expansion plans in place to be able to do more work in house rather than send the things to Meiningen or have bits made there. Just 4 hours ago we were on a train from Eisfelder being hauled by 996001 which, due to a fresh snowfall was struggling for adhesion up the banks. On Sat we had a special up the Brocken with the Mallet which again was a bit of a struggle but we made it. I have a funny feeling that when the Hom model of the 2-10-2 comes out it could well be the start of yet anothe very slippery slope.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted February 23, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 23, 2015 Yes the 2-6-2 is one if the new build for the reopened Süd Harz and has a few improvements derived from Portas work Phil, slippery? More like a full blown chasm, I think HSB might get rather popular. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted September 24, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 24, 2015 Just a note that Süd Harz will be at Warley in November then retired and dismantled unless anyone wants it for the cost of replacing the track. It lives at a friends and health problems means it's likely to lose this storage soon and I'm not paying to store it at commercial rates There will be a Süd Harz 2 in HOm so I can set up bits and actually run them at home Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ColinK Posted September 24, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 24, 2015 Now I've got a good reason to go to Warley. Would be interested to know more about how you made your buildings. I've just started building a G scale layout indoors with mainly HSB traction and rolling stock. It was in the garden at my previous house, but now I have no garden for it to go in, hence the move inside as I couldn't part with the stock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted September 24, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 24, 2015 The building is made from blue craftfoam, it's a bit like a harder version of the floral foam. Much denser than insulation polystyrene sheets and can be carved with kitchen knifes, scalpels or a hotwire. I get it in packs from here (need to add VAT) http://shop.panelsystems.co.uk/craftfoam/modelling-foam/craft-foam-blue.html and it's made five G scale buildings from about six sheets. You can find it in some architectural model suppliers like 4D in London if you want a single sheet. It might seem expensive but I store the offcuts and make wargame scenery blocks, all the landscaping on my Lulworth OO layout and various other little carved models. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ColinK Posted September 24, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 24, 2015 Thanks Paul, that blue craftfoam looks very reasonable compared with the cost of G-scale building kits. I'll have to decide whether to try and salvage the buildings that were outside for 10 years, or scratchbuild new ones. Would you mind telling me what you used for ballast? My new layout should be portable, but if I used stone chippings I wouldn't be able to carry the baseboards. Colin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted September 24, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 24, 2015 My ballast is potting grit and yes quite heavy. The foam can be layered for relief and stone or brickwork can just be drawn on firmly with a pencil to create the indentations. I use pva glue to hold it pinned with either cocktail sticks or pins to strengthen joins. I know people who use the foam outdoors just painting it with outdoor paints to seal it and protect from the sun. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnHSB Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Just a note that Süd Harz will be at Warley in November then retired and dismantled unless anyone wants it for the cost of replacing the track. It lives at a friends and health problems means it's likely to lose this storage soon and I'm not paying to store it at commercial rates There will be a Süd Harz 2 in HOm so I can set up bits and actually run them at home Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnHSB Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Saw Harz Sud at Warley today, very impressed. Did you find a home for the boards? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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